Christ suffered, died, was buried, and was resurrected so that:
1. To heal us from moral and physical sickness (Isaiah 53:5; 1 Peter 2:24; Matthew 8:16–17).
2. To become for us the place we meet God (John 2:19–21; Colossians 2:9–12; John 14:9).
3. To bring us to God (1 Peter 3:18; Ephesians 2:13).
4. To give us confident access to the Holiest place (Hebrews 10:19; Hebrews 9:11–12).
5. To reconcile us to God (Romans 5:10; 2 Corinthians 5:19–20).
6. To deliver us from the present evil age (Galatians 1:4; John 17:15).
7. To enable us to live for Christ and not ourselves (2 Corinthians 5:15; Philippians 3:7–8).
8. To rescue us from final judgment (Hebrews 9:28).
9. To free us from slavery to sin (Revelation 1:5–6; Hebrews 13:12).
10. To enable us to live by faith in Him (Galatians 2:20).
11. To free us from bondage to the fear of death (Hebrews 2:14–15).
12. To free us from the futility of our ancestry (1 Peter 1:18–19).
13. To abolish circumcision and all rituals as the basis of salvation (Galatians 5:11; Galatians 6:11–16).
14. To create a band of crucified followers (Luke 9:23; Matthew 10:23; Romans 6:11; Hebrews 13:12–13).
15. To test death for everyone (Hebrews 2:9).
16. To create a people passionate for good works (Titus 2:14).
17. To give eternal life to all who believe in Him (John 3:16, 36; John 17:3; 1 Corinthians 2:9).
18. To bring the Old Testament priesthood to an end and become the Eternal High Priest (Hebrews 7:23–27; Hebrews 9:24–26; Hebrews 10:11–12).
19. To give marriage its deepest meaning (Ephesians 5:25).
20. To unleash the power of God in the Gospel (1 Corinthians 1:18; Romans 1:16).
21. To disarm the rulers and authorities (Colossians 2:14–15; 1 John 3:8).
22. To take away our condemnation (Romans 8:1, 34; Galatians 2:16–17).
23. To provide the basis for our justification (Romans 5:9; Romans 3:24, 28).
24. For the forgiveness of our sins (Ephesians 1:7; Colossians 1:14; Matthew 26:28).
25. To complete the obedience that becomes our righteousness (Philippians 2:8; Philippians 3:9; Romans 5:19; 2 Corinthians 5:21).
26. To secure our resurrection from the dead (Romans 6:5; Romans 8:11; 2 Timothy 2:11).
27. To make His cross the ground of all our boasting (Galatians 6:14).
28. To gather all sheep from around the world (John 11:51–52; John 10:16).
29. To destroy the hostility between races (Ephesians 2:14–17).
30. To show that the worst evil is meant by God for good (Acts 4:27–28; Romans 8:28).
31. To become a ransom for many (Mark 10:45).
32. To ransom people from every tribe, language, people, and nation (Revelation 5:9–10).
33. To gather all His sheep from around the world (John 11:51–52; John 10:16).
34. To become a ransom for all (1 Timothy 2:5–6).
35. We would die to the law and bear fruit to God (Romans 7:4; Galatians 3:13).
36. We would be with Him immediately after death (1 Thessalonians 5:10; Philippians 1:21, 23; 2 Corinthians 5:8).
37. To become for us the place we meet God (John 2:19–21; Colossians 2:9–12; John 14:9).
38. We might belong to Him (Romans 7:4; 1 Corinthians 6:19–20; Acts 20:28).
39. We might die to sin and live to righteousness (1 Peter 2:24).
Contributor By Pastor Gilbert Magomere Ayiek
